Adobe releases 32-bit Flash update for Linux

Gene Heskett gene.heskett at gmail.com
Wed Jun 16 23:22:14 UTC 2010


On Wednesday 16 June 2010, David Boles wrote:
>On 6/16/2010 4:48 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> On Wed, 2010-06-16 at 15:20 -0400, David Boles wrote:
>>> Since there is no longer a 64bit Flash plugin available you will have
>>> to use a 32bit browser.
>>
>> Not so. I use 64-bit Chromium and 32-bit Flash works with it. In fact
>> I'm guessing that any browser that sandboxes plugins in separate
>> processes should work.
>
>Gene uses 64-bit Firefox, I think, and he was using the 64bit Flash. I
>gave him the link. Naively. The 32-bit Flash will work with Firefox and
>a wrapper. He did not ask about that.
>
No.  While this is a 64 bit mdv 2010 install, swiftfox is what I am running 
and it is a 32 bit app.  Runs fine.  As does the latest 10.1.53 flash.

>As for Chromium? This thread was not about Chromium but I'll take your
>word on that. I tried it and did not like it.
>


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